Less diverse forest is more resistant to hurricane disturbance: Evidence from montane rain forests in Jamaica

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1003-1010

  Tanner, E V J ^a   Bellingham, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diversity; Hurricanes; Mortality; Recruitment; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HURRICANE; MONTANE FOREST; TURNOVER;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA;

EID: 33746736378     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2006.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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